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Is my vision that bad? No, it's just a bug in Apple's Calculator

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631 points wojtczyk | 2 comments | 31 Aug 24 04:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jb1991 ◴[31 Aug 24 09:12 UTC] No.41407501[source]▶
On mobile devices, Apple’s Calculator app has always been one of the most frustrating apps I’ve ever used, and I’m surprised it’s a stock app by the company itself. If you press buttons quickly, like you would a normal calculator, many of the key presses simply don’t register at all. I’m not sure if they’re prioritizing some pretty little visual animation over actual functionality, but it’s incredibly surprising from a company that focuses on user interaction, supposedly.
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artursapek ◴[31 Aug 24 09:22 UTC] No.41407553[source]▶
The lock screen is even worse. I have to slow down to input my passcode or button pushes don’t register.
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teekert ◴[31 Aug 24 13:02 UTC] No.41408581[source]▶
Try switching focus mode from the lockscreen (by long pressing somewhere inbetween all notifications, widgets, the clock etc). Always takes me several tries and I end up feeling like something is broken.
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1. mason55 ◴[31 Aug 24 13:19 UTC] No.41408686[source]▶
This makes me angry literally every morning when I wake up and turn off sleep. And the worst part is that it used to work fine until they changed it to a long press for some reason.
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2. JamesonNetworks ◴[31 Aug 24 13:31 UTC] No.41408759[source]▶
I have this same issue, and the same frustration every morning. It’s to the point where I will probably set up a shortcut and train myself not to use it haha. I really miss when it just worked!